Earth is likely to cross a critical threshold for global warming within the next decade, and nations will need to make an immediate and drastic shift away from fossil fuels to prevent the planet from overheating dangerously beyond that level, according to a major new report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
I think it wise to copy/paste unusually good resources from Community here so that they can be easily found using our “Search” function (top of right sidebar) or using #Tags. Here are links to slides…
This is an excellent explanation of the technologies (capturing CO2 from flue gasses and “direct air capture”), the policy arguments and the incentives (with the IRA subsidies). Very clear, nicely summarized.
A new U.N. report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes.
The new report is a synthesis of six previous landmark reports on climate change issued by the U.N. panel since 2018, each one compiled by hundreds of experts across the globe, approved by 195 countries and based on thousands of scientific studies.
Both technological changes and the incentives unleashed by the IRA, the infrastructure law and other policies have triggered a massive response from the private sector in early, promising solutions.
More than 190 countries have reached a landmark deal for protecting the biodiversity of the world’s oceans, agreeing for the first time on a common framework for establishing new protected areas in international waters. The treaty, whose text was finalized Saturday night by diplomats at the U.N. headquarters after […]
Research has made it clear: Earth’s warming, the result of the burning of fossil fuels, is increasing the risks of bumpy flights. It has to do with ways warming in the atmosphere influences winds at varying altitudes. But that doesn’t necessarily mean flight turbulence is becoming more common, despite publicized incidents in […]
from Bloomberg The biggest impediment to the US achieving a cleaner power grid isn’t climate deniers or fossil-fuel lobbies; it’s a lack of transmission lines. The country badly needs more conduits to cart wind and solar energy…
An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses.
The energy transition poised for takeoff in the United States amid record investment in wind, solar and other low-carbon technologies is facing a serious obstacle: [….]
Well, there are two important reasons to believe that Biden’s climate policy may be a much bigger deal than the numbers might suggest. But there are also reasons to worry that the policy may fall short, not because the spending is inadequate, but because of one crucial limiting factor: an inadequate power grid. [Great economic numbers here, too.]
from Wapo. To tackle climate, experts say, environmentalists have to embrace big energy projects. Fast. By Shannon Osaka | September 2, 2022 For decades, environmentalists have made their mark by stopping things. Petroleum facilities that…
by Good News Network | Feb 5, 2023 Researchers in Australia, an island nation, have successfully split seawater to produce green hydrogen without pre-treatment. An international chemical engineering team, led by the University of Adelaide’s…
